Verb:
act as a stimulant;The book stimulated her imagination
This play stimulates
cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner;The ads induced me to buy a VCR
My children finally got me to buy a computer
My wife made me buy a new sofa
stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of;These stories shook the community
the civil war shook the country
cause to be alert and energetic;Coffee and tea stimulate me
This herbal infusion doesn't stimulate
cause to occur rapidly;the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions
stir feelings in;stimulate my appetite
excite the audience
stir emotions
provide the needed stimulus for
v.动词
stimulate, incite这组词都有“激励”“激起”“煽动”“刺激”“促使”的意思。其区别是：
stimulate指对感觉、兴趣的刺激或激励某人做某事; incite指对内心给予刺激而使其兴奋。
stimulate, excite, galvanize, pique, provoke, quicken这组词都可表示“激起某人或引发某事”。其区别是：
provoke强调激发动作或感情的原因; excite除了指激起感情或兴趣等之外,还暗示其原因的性质和动作的强烈或深刻程度; galvanize指用人工方法来激活衰老、僵硬或濒死的人或物; pique指激起好奇心、兴趣等; quicken指激发活力、生气或使生命、感情等复苏,强调其结果是有益的; stimulate专指人或物因外界因素而受到刺激,也指激励人从懒散、心灰意冷中振作起来或对某事物产生兴趣。
用作动词 v.
～+名词stimulate the function of the patient's organs促进病人的器官功能stimulate the masses's enthusiasm激发群众的积极性～+副词stimulate agreeably愉快地刺激stimulate healthfully健康地刺激stimulate injuriously有害地刺激stimulate mentally精神上起刺激作用stimulate refreshingly对精神上很爽快地刺激stimulate sexually对性欲起刺激作用～+介词stimulate by靠…来刺激stimulate sb into new efforts激励某人作出新的努力stimulate the government into acting促使政府采取行动stimulate sb to sth激励某人做某事
用作动词v.
stimulate into〔to〕 v.+prep.
刺激某人… urge sb towards sth; give sb cause for action
stimulate sb/sth into〔to〕 sthThe crisis finally stimulated the government into acting.危机最终促使政府采取行动。
The workers must be stimulated to greater effort by an offer to share in the firm's profits.靠公司分红的政策一定能激发工人更加努力的工作。近义词 whet磨up向上make做rush冲prick刺fan风扇pep活力get得到move移动stir激起spur支脉fuel燃料awaken醒have已经rouse唤醒speed速度impel驱使shake摇动cause引起brace防备arouse叫醒hasten催促kindle燃烧incite煽动propel推进induce引起inspire鼓舞promote促进enliven活跃actuate促使prevail盛行provoke激怒excite使兴奋activate激活increase增加pep up使振动encourage鼓励quicken使加快intensify增强energize使活跃accelerate加速animate使有生气perk up昂首翘尾speed up加快速度exhilarate使高兴invigorate增添活力energise 供给 … 能量…refresh使恢复精神…motivate激发兴趣或欲望…shake up使改组, 使重组, 使震…反义词 stifle使窒息sedate安静的deaden使感觉、痛苦等减弱…
用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.Exercise stimulates the body.运动促进身体健康。
She used the dialogue to stimulate free conversation among her pupils.她利用那个对话来引起学生们的交谈。
The medicine will help stimulate the function of the patient's organs.这种药有助于促进病人的器官功能。
The art course stimulated me.艺术课激发了我的灵感。
Some plants are stimulated by light.有些植物靠光刺激生长。
用作宾补动词
S+～+ n./pron. +to- vThey stimulated me to make greater efforts.他们鼓励我要作出更大的努力。
Better wages have stimulated them to work harder.工资的增加激励他们更加努力工作。
Praise stimulated her to work hard.人们的称赞鼓舞了她努力工作。
v.动词
stimulate的基本意思是指类似刺状物“刺激”,用于人指从懒散、心灰意冷、迟钝或无动于衷中振作起来或使事物从潜伏、静止的状态中活跃起来。还可用于表示激发兴趣,尤指智力方面的兴趣。
stimulate是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构,也常接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。
动词99%,名词1%
用作及物动词Lightstimulatesplant growth.光会刺激植物生长。
Alcoholstimulatesthe action of the heart.酒刺激心脏的活动。
Praise alwaysstimulateshim to further efforts.一表扬他就能激励他更加努力。
I hoped my warning would stimulate her to greater efforts.我希望我的告诫会促使她作出更大的努力。